Research Engineer Salary in San Francisco, CA

48 certified H-1B filings

According to TheRealSalaries.com analysis of official US Department of Labor filings (October 2024 - December 2025), the average H-1B salary for Research Engineer in San Francisco is $244,031 — 101% above the national median of $121,514.

Section 1
$244,031
Average
$146,418
Min Est.
$439,255
Max Est.
48
Filings

Top Employers for Research Engineer in San Francisco

CompanyAvg. SalaryFilings
Resolve AI, Inc. $255,962 26
Anthropic, PBC $302,241 6
Google LLC $210,500 2
Meta Platforms, Inc $189,322 2
Section 2

Research Engineer in Other Cities

Mountain View, CA
$196,249
41 filings
New York, NY
$204,296
26 filings
Menlo Park, CA
$247,122
23 filings
Stanford, CA
$120,893
19 filings
Pittsburgh, PA
$139,344
13 filings
Palo Alto, CA
$219,733
12 filings
Redmond, WA
$181,722
11 filings
Burlingame, CA
$214,467
9 filings

Other Roles in San Francisco

Software Engineer ($183,489) Senior Software Engineer ($196,055) Staff Software Engineer ($227,468) Software Engineering SMTS ($215,563) Member Of Technical Staff ($259,424) Product Manager ($182,214) Software Engineering Lmts ($248,142) Postdoctoral Scholar ($76,998)
Section 3
Source: US Department of Labor LCA Disclosure Data. Updated: Q1 FY2025.